Top Ten Articles 2015

Top Ten Articles on Atopic Dermatitis 2015: Chosen by the International Eczema Council.

  1. Thaçi D, Simpson EL, Beck LA, et al. Efficacy and safety of dupilumab in adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis inadequately controlled by topical treatments: a randomised, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging phase 2b trial. The Lancet 2016 Jan 8;387(10013):40-52.
  2. Du Toit G, Roberts G, Sayre PH, et al. Randomized trial of peanut consumption in infants at risk for peanut allergy. N Engl J Med 2015; 372:803-813.
  3. Paternoster L, Standl M, Waage J, et al. Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis. Nat Genet. 2015 Dec;47(12):1449-56.
  4. Czarnowicki T, Esaki H, Gonzalez J, et al. Early pediatric atopic dermatitis shows only a cutaneous lymphocyte antigen (CLA)(+) TH2/TH1 cell imbalance, whereas adults acquire CLA(+) TH22/TC22 cell subsets. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Oct;136(4):941-951.e3.
  5. Czarnowicki T, Malajian D, Khattri S, et al. Petrolatum: Barrier repair and antimicrobial responses underlying this “inert” moisturizer. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Apr;137(4):1091-1102.e7.
  6. Nemoto O, Furue M, Nakagawa H, et al. The first trial of CIM331, a humanized antihuman interleukin-31 receptor A antibody, in healthy volunteers and patients with atopic dermatitis to evaluate safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a single dose in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Br J Dermatol. 2016 Feb;174(2):296-304.
  7. Czarnowicki T, Gonzalez J, Shemer A, et al. Severe atopic dermatitis is characterized by selective expansion of circulating TH2/TC2 and TH22/TC22, but not TH17/TC17, cells within the skin-homing T-cell population. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Jul;136(1):104-115.e7
  8. Amano W, Nakajima S, Kunugi H, et al. The Janus kinase inhibitor JTE-052 improves skin barrier function through suppressing signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 signaling. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Sep;136(3):667-677.e7
  9. Noda S, Suárez-Fariñas M, Ungar B, et al. The Asian atopic dermatitis phenotype combines features of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis with increased TH17 polarization. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Nov;136(5):1254-64
  10. Ghosh D, Ding L, Sivaprasad U, et al. Multiple Transcriptome Data Analysis Reveals Biologically Relevant Atopic Dermatitis Signature Genes and Pathways. PLoS One. 2015 Dec 30;10(12):e0144316.

Other Important Articles in AD: Chosen by the International Eczema Council.

  • Schmitt J, Apfelbacher C, Spuls PI, et al. The Harmonizing Outcome Measures for Eczema (HOME) roadmap: a methodological framework to develop core sets of outcome measurements in dermatology. J Invest Dermatol. 2015 Jan;135(1):24-30.
  • Rupnik H, Rijavec M, Korošec P. Filaggrin loss-of-function mutations are not associated with atopic dermatitis that develops in late childhood or adulthood. Br J Dermatol. 2015 Feb;172(2):455-61.
  • Silverberg JI, Becker L, Kwasny M, et al. Central obesity and high blood pressure in pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis. JAMA Dermatol. 2015 Feb;151(2):144-52
  • Silverberg JI, Greenland P. Eczema and cardiovascular risk factors in 2 US adult population studies. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Mar;135(3):721-8.e6
  • Hajar T, Leshem YA, Hanifin JM, et al. A systematic review of topical corticosteroid withdrawal (“steroid addiction”) in patients with atopic dermatitis and other dermatoses. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Mar;72(3):541-549.e2.
  • Kelleher M, Dunn-Galvin A, Hourihane JO, et al. Skin barrier dysfunction measured by transepidermal water loss at 2 days and 2 months predates and predicts atopic dermatitis at 1 year. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Apr;135(4):930-5.e1
  • Silverberg JI. Health Care Utilization, Patient Costs, and Access to Care in US Adults With Eczema: A Population-Based Study. JAMA Dermatol. 2015 Jul;151(7):743-52
  • Garritsen FM, Roekevisch E, van der Schaft J, et al. Ten years experience with oral immunosuppressive treatment in adult patients with atopic dermatitis in two academic centres. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2015 Oct;29(10):1905-12
  • Esparza-Gordillo J, Matanovic A, Marenholz I, et al. Maternal filaggrin mutations increase the risk of atopic dermatitis in children: an effect independent of mutation inheritance. PLoS Genet. 2015 Mar 10;11(3):e1005076
  • Zhang A, Silverberg JI. Association of atopic dermatitis with being overweight and obese: a systematic review and metaanalysis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Apr;72(4):606-16.e4
  • Legendre L, Barnetche T, Mazereeuw-Hautier J, et al. Risk of lymphoma in patients with atopic dermatitis and the role of topical treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Jun;72(6):992-1002
  • Seltmann J, Roesner LM, von Hesler FW, et al. IL-33 impacts on the skin barrier by downregulating the expression of filaggrin. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Jun;135(6):1659-61.e4.
  • Abuabara K1, Hoffstad O2, Troxel A, et al. Atopic dermatitis disease control and age: A cohort study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Jul;136(1):190-192.e3
  • Kim JH, Bae HC, Ko NY, et al. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin downregulates filaggrin expression by signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation in keratinocytes. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Jul;136(1):205-208.e9
  • Werfel T, Heratizadeh A, Niebuhr M, et al. Exacerbation of atopic dermatitis on grass pollen exposure in an environmental challenge chamber. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Jul;136(1):96-103.e9.
  • Riethmuller C, McAleer MA, Koppes SA, et al. Filaggrin breakdown products determine corneocyte conformation in patients with atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Dec;136(6):1573-80.e1-2.
  • Hjuler KF, Böttcher M, Vestergaard C, et al. Increased Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease in Severe Psoriasis and Severe Atopic Dermatitis. Am J Med. 2015 Dec;128(12):1325-34.e2.
  • Levy LL, Urban J, King BA. Treatment of recalcitrant atopic dermatitis with the oral Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib citrate. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Sep;73(3):395-9.
  • Roesner LM, Floess S, Witte T, et al. Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells are expanded in severe atopic dermatitis patients. Allergy. 2015 Dec;70(12):1656-60
  • Yu SH, Silverberg JI. Association between Atopic Dermatitis and Depression in US Adults. J Invest Dermatol. 2015 Dec;135(12):3183-6
  • Jang H, Matsuda A, Jung K, et al. Skin pH is the Master Switch of Kallikrein 5-Mediated Skin Barrier Destruction in a Murine Atopic Dermatitis Model. J Invest Dermatol. 2015 Sep 22.
  • Lee HJ, Lee NR, Jung M, et al. Atopic March from Atopic Dermatitis to Asthma-Like Lesions in NC/Nga Mice Is Accelerated or Aggravated by Neutralization of Stratum Corneum but Partially Inhibited by Acidification. J Invest Dermatol. 2015 Dec;135(12):3025-33.
  • Tauber M, Balica S, Hsu CY, et al. Staphylococcus aureus density on lesional and nonlesional skin is strongly associated with disease severity in atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Apr;137(4):1272-1274.e3
  • Spergel JM, Boguniewicz M, Schneider L, et al. Food Allergy in Infants With Atopic Dermatitis: Limitations of Food-Specific IgE Measurements. Pediatrics. 2015 Dec;136(6):e1530-8
  • Stein Gold LF, Spelman L, Spellman MC, et al. A Phase 2, Randomized, Controlled, Dose-Ranging Study Evaluating Crisaborole Topical Ointment, 0.5% and 2% in Adolescents With Mild to Moderate Atopic Dermatitis. J Drugs Dermatol. 2015 Dec;14(12):1394-9.

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